E. of Clare's Bill.

Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, "An Act for settling
Part of the Estate of John late Earl of Clare, and
enabling Gilbert Earl of Clare his Son and Heir to
dispose of some other Part thereof, for Payment of
Debts and Portions."

The Question being put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. with it; and that the Lords have ordered the E. of Clarendon's Petition to be burnt.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Proctor and Mr. Crosts:

1. To deliver to them the Bill concerning the Earl
of Clare; and desire their Concurrence thereunto.

2. To acquaint them, that the Lords have given
Order for the burning the Earl of Clarendon's Paper,
by the Hangman, on Thursday next, at Gresham Colledge,
at Exchange Time.

Answer.

The Messengers return with this Answer:

That they have delivered their Message to the House
of Commons.

Message from H. C. for a Conference, concerning Freedom of Speech in Parliament.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Cheyney and others:

To desire the Favour of their Lordships for a Conference.

Answer.

The Answer returned was:

That this House hath considered of their Message,
and will send an Answer by Messengers of their own.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Proctor and Mr. Crosts:

To let them know, that the Lords do agree to a
Conference, and do appoint it to be presently, in the
Painted Chamber.

These Lords following were appointed to report
the aforesaid Conference:

Bill against Atheism, Swearing, &c.

ORDERED, That the Committee for the Bill against
Atheism do meet on Friday Morning next, at Nine of
the Clock. And these Lords are added to the said
Committee:

Dux Richmond.
Comes Strafford.
Vicecomes Say et Seale.

Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Landasse.
Epus. Exon.

Ds. Eure.
Ds. Arundell Treric.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the
Lords went to the Conference; which being ended,
the House was resumed.

ORDERED, That the Report of this Conference shall
be made To-morrow Morning.

Committee to consider of Laws expiring.

ORDERED, That the Committee appointed to consider of the Acts that are near expiring shall meet Tomorrow, at Three of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Ly. Cornwallis, Privilege: Mary Horton, her Servant, arrested.

Upon Oath made at the Bar of this House, by Elizabeth Clayton and Richard Blackwell, "That Mary Horton, Servant to the Lady Dowager Cornwallis, a
Peeress of this Realm, was arrested, within a Month
now last past, by Peter Bolingham, a Bailiff, contrary
to the Privilege of Parliament; and that the said
Peter Bolingham refused to discharge the said Mary
Horton, notwithstanding that he was told by the said
Elizabeth Clayton that the said Mary Horton was privileged, being the said Lady Cornwallis' Servant; but
used very contemptuous Words of the Privileges of
Parliament, and towards the Lady Cornwallis:"

Bolingham to be attached.

It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Serjeant
at Arms attending this House, or his Deputy, shall forthwith attach the Body of the said Peter Bolingham, and
bring him to the Bar of this House, to answer for his
said Offence: And this shall be a sufficient Warrant on
that Behalf.

Ld. Vaughan's Privilege:

Whereas John Bennet Esquire, Bailiff of the City of
Westm. hath taken in Execution the Goods of Mr.
George Weldon, Servant to the Lord Vaughan, a Peer of
this Realm, contrary to the Privilege of Parliament,
by which the Goods of all Privileged Persons ought to
be free as well as their Persons:

Weldon his Servant's Goods to be restored.

It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That the said John Bennett do,
forthwith upon Sight of this Order, cause to be redelivered all the Goods of, or belonging to, or taken in
the Name of, Mr. George Weldon, Servant to the Lord
Vaughan, a Peer of this Realm, which he or any of his
Deputies have taken in Execution (sitting the Parliament)
contrary to the Privilege of Parliament, as he will answer
the contrary to this House: And this Order shall be a
sufficient Warrant on that Behalf.